Geneva is a city in Switzerland. Discount destination Geneva has long been Switzerland's most cosmopolitan city with foreground hills rising against a magnificent backdrop of mountains. The city is also a major banking centre and plays a significant role in the manufacture of watches, scientific instruments, jewellery and chocolates. Take advantage of cheap flights operated by FlightsFlights! Yes of course you can explore and admire the magnificent landscapes in the discount destination Geneva with no one else but with FlightsFlights. You can book on your own once you log on to www.FlightsFlights.com.au. It is only few clicks away. The League of Nations, predecessor of the United Nations, was established here in 1919. Although the UN moved to New York in 1945. Geneva has kept its European office here. The International Committee of the Red Cross and the World Health Organization are well represented in Geneva.

Visit St Peter's Cathedral with its combination of Romanesque, Gothic and Neoclassical styles. Under the cathedral is one of Europe's largest underground archaeological sites with some good 14th-century mosaics, while the top of the north tower offers fine views over the old town and lake. Inspect the English Garden, is home to the National Monument, a statue of two young women - the 'Republic of Geneva' and 'Helvetia'. In the park there is an elegant bronze fountain and the Flower Clock decorated with over 6,300 plants that were installed to honour Geneva's watch-making industry. The clock measures 5m in diameter and 17.7m in circumference. Its second hand is the longest in the world at over 2.5m.

Gaze at the Jet d’Eau or Water Fountain, is an impressive 140m fountain that dominates the Geneva harbor and all modern depictions of the city. The Jet was originally the safety valve for the city's water supply and is Europe's tallest fountain. This water showpiece is illuminated at night, however, during the day, the fountain takes care of the special effects for itself when the sun shines, and a rainbow hovers behind the powerful jet of water, which spurts straight up into the sky at a speed of 200kph. Stop at the Reformation Wall monument is dedicated to the four figures central to the Reformation movement John Calvin, Théodore de Bèze and John Knox.

Relax at the Botanical Gardens, Geneva's world-renowned Botanical Gardens. These 28-hectare gardens have greenhouses with tropical plants from six continents, a pond brimming with aquatic plants, thousands of flowers, a garden of the senses, an aviary and a park of rare animals, as well as a research laboratory, herbarium collection and extensive library. Tour the Palace of Nations. This vast building, designed in the form of a double horseshoe and set in a park with century-old trees, is the largest United Nations centre after New York. It was built between 1929 and 1937 to host the League of Nations, the precursor to the UN.

Geneva has a collection of fine museums and art galleries to explore. The Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, one of the permanent displays is L'Appartement, a faithful reproduction of a Parisian collector's flat, for which he has loaned his own furniture, paintings and sculptures. The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum, with a powerful combination of audiovisuals, sculpture, computers and documentation, this extraordinary museum tells the story of the founding of the Red Cross by Henry Dunant, as well as its present humanitarian actions. It is Geneva's most impressive and original museum. The Museum of Art and History presents a multidisciplinary approach to history from prehistoric times to the present through important collections of fine art, archaeology and applied art, including arms and armour, costumes and musical instruments. The most celebrated work is Konrad Witz's early 15th-century painting, La Pêche Miraculeuse. Patek Philippe Museum has long been associated with clocks and the Patek Philippe Company count among the finest manufacturers of Swiss watches. The numerous artefacts at this fascinating museum illustrate the history and development of Swiss timepieces, from the 16th to the 19th centuries, including the Calibre 89, the most expensive watch in the world.

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